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A top U.S. diplomat says the United States is holding talks with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels to try end the fighting in Yemen, which has killed thousands of civilians.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, on September 01, expressed his concern over the publication of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) that may put large numbers of people in India’s north-eastern state of Assam at risk of becoming stateless.

A senior U.S. diplomatic official reportedly said Thursday the U.S. is negotiating with the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels an in effort to end the Yemeni Civil War.

The US Coast Guard has been supporting response efforts in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian

Pandora and UNICEF announced a new global partnership to support the world’s most vulnerable children to lead healthier and safer lives and fulfil their potential on Sep 05, 2019. The three-year partnership between the international jewellry retailer and the United Nations Children’s Fund will also fund life skills training, with a focus on programmes that support female empowerment.

One in three young people in 30 countries said they have been a victim of online bullying, with one in five reporting having skipped school due to cyberbullying and violence, in a new poll released on Sep 04, 2019 by UNICEF and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Violence against Children.

In drought-stricken regions in Somalia, families are abandoning their homes and heading for cities or enclaves where aid is available. (28 March 2017)

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 2 September 2019.

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande at a press conference.

A major protest planned for Saturday was called off by organizers after an appeals board denied permission for the demonstration.

It is not clear whether some protesters would still demonstrate on their own.